La Trenda lives with 4 dogs, all rescues who came to her with special needs. She spent 8 years volunteering and working for various shelters and rescues. She now spends most of her time going to dog training classes and studying training and behavior books to learn about better ways to connect with her dogs.

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Bitten by a Mastiff. Part II

Yesterday, I posted about the news anchor who was bitten in the face on live television. The station has been posting updates and further analysis. Here is the latest

One thing that I was going to mention and it was touched on in this latest analysis is that the owner seemed worried. We don’t know if it is because he was nervous about being on television or if he was afraid that his dog might do something, or both, or something else. But the owner was holding the dog’s collar very tightly and he was petting his dog in a frantic manner – never taking his hands off his dog’s face while the anchor was petting the dog.

One of the reasons we like dogs so much is that they seem to be so in tune with our feelings. That can be good or bad. Our dogs know when we aren’t feeling well so they comfort us. But our dogs can also react nervously or aggressively if we are acting nervous or aggressive.